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Spouse: Matilda Aitken (married on August 10, 1843)Children: Five children (four while in office): Alfred A., Cordelia "Delia" H., Anna, and William Tyler (while in office); Madeline (born after he left office)Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

Lake Superior and Madeline Island are also listed as places of birth.

He came to Crow Wing and Gull Lake, Minnesota in 1845.

"William W. Warren was born at La Pointe, Wisconsin, and was a mixed-blood Chippewa Indian. His father was descended from the Plymouth Pilgrims. His mother was of three-fourths Chippewa blood." (Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2, p. 453)

"His mother was the granddaughter of Chief White Crane of the Chequamegon Ojibwe" tribe.

He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives in the 1851 election. He contested James Beatty's election on grounds that some of the votes cast for Beatty were illegal. The Territorial House of Representatives determined that James Beatty should retain the seat.

He and six other members of the House resigned in protest over the 1851 apportionment bill. They argued the census count was incorrect. For more information on the resignations, see Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2, p. 456 and the links in the Other Information section below.

Session Notes:He and six other members of the House resigned in protest over the 1851 apportionment bill. They argued the census count was incorrect. For more information on the resignations, see Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2, p. 456 and the links in the Other Information section below.